Journal-box lid.



Nov. 8, 192 7.

' J. w. BETTENDORF JOURNAL BOX LID 2 Sheets-sheet `1 Filed March 23.1927 Nov. 8, 192K J. W. BETTENDORF JOURNAL BOX LID 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Filed March 25, 1927 f moreA particularly tolids therefor.

` the'lild to apply yielding pressure againstthe Patented Nev. s, 1927.

f5 l JOSEPH W. Bnrrnnnonr, or *Bnfrrnunonr, row-A.

JOURNAL-Box nin-; i

, I Applicaugnaied March 12s, i927. seria; lineal.

l This invention relates to'` journal boxes and An object of thisinvention is to provide a journal box lid of the type having anV4integral pintle pin to cooperate with standard journal box hinge lugsand to provide suchga lid Witha spring having movable `contact Withouter face ofthe lid substantially attheycen-V ter'vofthe lid'inorde'rtoinsu're a good bear-` ingeng'agement between the lid and journalbox entirelyaround the fourfsides of the lid.

Another object of. this invention is top rovide a' removable journalfboxlid having an integral pintle Witha spring which applies substantiallyequal pressure around the sides ci the lidand which readily holds theylidinopen and closed position. j A A f rther object ofthe vin ventionis to provide a journalbox lid'Wit-h an integral' pintle pin which maybe readily applied to l orremoved fromla journal boxand which a vunit.

the following description and annexed drawings, 1n which .Figure 1 ishafront elevation of a4 journal box` with the lid'in open position.

2 is a section; Online 2-,2 of Fig. 1. Fig.V 3 is ai'ront :elevationofajournal box with the lid in closedI position. Fig. 4 is ya sideelevation of the journal box and lidas shown in Fig. 3. .Y i

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the journal box with the lid removed. h

I Fig. 6 vis ai side eleva-tion of .the journal box withthe lid removed.i F 7 is a Jfront elevation of the lidready to be applied to thejournalbox;v and:

Fig. 8 is a sideelevation of they lid.

` `The journal b ox 1 is ofconventionalcon- Anotherobject ofniylinventionfis to pr o-' connecting straps areassociatedtogether asV These`and other objects will be apparent.

Q'having'an' eye portion Sytoyreceivethefinltegralpintle4 oftheijournalbox lid 5.

The lug -is lprovided with .suitable flattened i portions and 7 Whichare" adapted to .ber

enggd. by: the. lid 'Spring as Will.- be more fully described. l f y f YThe journal box 'lidl has-the side.` i

flanges Stoflit over the edgeslay "surround-A videdWithfthe'integralpintle fmem'ber 4;

adjacent the;` upper marginal portion of the,

lid. The "integralppintle member 4 is ,preferably ot'fs'et ironithe`body portion of the lid and is preferably,formed byV rollingacylindrical portionV of the metalv forming the lidfandbending backtheWinds 9-fto overlie ing'thelmofuth of the journal box and is pro i theollset connecting"st-raps 10 which conneet the pintle With the body ofthe, lid. :Thec

*vvings .9 and connecting straps A10to`gether constitutefa 'rigidconnection between the pintle andthe body portionfof Vthe lid. Aandare'preferably 'offset from the body portion in order` thatth'ey mayi:properly ltvthe etandardh'inge lug of a `standard journalV box. The boyportion *of the lidand straps 1 0y and pintlem'einber 4L Aare'thnsassociated together and vfunction as a unit.`

Theends of the hinge'lugjare ppeferbjy;

cutaway toformi reduced 'cylindrical por-V tions v11- around'ivhiclrthelcurved Vend ypor-l tions 12 of the` spring 13`inay be secured.Adjacentjthe center 'portion of the lid is aretaining strap 14 havingits intermediate Y portion 15 secured to thelid and providedk at itsoppositeends with suitableraised flanges, 16 to receive-portionsoll thespring n win-'bef med that al@ 'Side flanges '1 6V `with@ body'of diend.

spring so that the spring may move relative ofthe retaining strap 14loosely engage'the j ,95

agr-vire and v'comprises the curved 4end porv tions 12Which` engage thereduced portionsV 11 of the hinge lug 'onthe journal? box andcomprisesffthe vintermediate portions `1'? Whichnnderlie theflanges 16of the retaining strap 14aY Betiveenthe'portions y17 and the curved -endportions12 Vare formed humped portions 18 andthe remainder of thespringcomprises a looped end Vportion '19 bent upwardly to, engage theflattened pon 4tions 6 and 7 ofthe hinge lug-on thejournal box. .Ystruction andis provided' With the hinge lug V The -humpedportions 18'vof thespring are I i* f #1.648.254 l providedto permit the ends 12 ofthe spring to be pressed outwardly from the hinge lug of the journal boxwhen the lid is swung to the position shown in Fig. 2 so that the endportions of the spring kmay be forced outwardly so as to be out oflongitudinal alignment with the hinge lug. Y The lid may then be movedbodily laterally through the eye portion of the hinge lug with theconnecting straps 10 and reinforcing wings 9 passing through the slot 22of the hinge lug. Thus the lid may be applied to or removedvfrom theyjournal box. a The body of the journal box lid maybe stiffened bysuitable depressions as is well understood, and the finger piece 21 maybe provided for readily opening and closing the lid against the pressureof the spring 13.

Byreason of the fact thatthe-curved end portions 12 of the spring aredisposed behind the reduced portions 11 of the hinge lug and the loopedend `portion 19 of the spring engages the intermediate flattened portionof the hingeV lug.l the spring bearsV with considerable pressure uponthe center of the lid. The eye portion 3 of the hinge lug is made A ofsuflicient diameter to permit movement of the -integral pintle of thelid transversely of Y the eye so that the. upper portion of the lid isfree toseatitself against the upper edge 1al of the 'journalbox It willthus beseen 'that the outward pressure on. the spring is substantiallyentirely taken bythe hinge lug of the journal box andthat the lid isfree to seat itself around the journal box Y by reason of the fact thatthe spring pressure isapplied to the outer face of the lid andsubstantially at the center. t

It willl be seen that as the lid is moved to open or closedpositionrelative movement lmayy occur between the lid and spring, thus insuringthe spring following the lid in its movement to open or closed position,Itvmay also be noted that with my construction permitting movement ofthe lid transversely of the -hinge lug, the seating of the lid tightlyagainst the four sides 1a of thejournal box is insured. Y

i It will furthermore be noted that I have provided an advantageousunitary cover structure for a journal box, yin which a lid `body portionand pintle andconnecting straps are associated together Vand operate lasa unit. j

It will also be seen that with this construction I have provided asimple and ef1icient journal box lid which is provided with anintegralpintle and-which maybe readily applied to or removed from a standardjournal box hinge. lug.

It Ywill also be seenythat I have provided a journal box lidwwhioh isrigid in construction and which does away with any danger Y of losingloose hinge pintles, cotter pins and the like and which lid, togetherwithv the pintle, may plate of metal.

Furthermore, it is to be understood that the particular forms of'apparatus shown and described, and the particular procedure set forth,are presented for purposes of explabe readily formed from a singlenation and illustration and that various modn lid havinga body portionand an .integral pintle connected therewith by integral connectingstraps at the sides of the upper mart gin of the lid, said pintle beingpivotally mounted in said lug, and a spring'member having curvedendportions mounted for rotatable movement on the lug, said springhaving its intermediate portion secured to the outer face of the lid forslidable engagement therewith and having 'a looped portion to bear uponintermediate portions of thelug whereby substantially uniform pressureis exerted on the lid.

2. The combination with a journal box having a hinge lug provided with`an eye, of a rigid unitary cover structure for the box having a lid bodyportion, and a pintle adapted to be inserted within the eye of theportions rotatably mounted upon the ends Vof the hinge lug and havingintermediate portions bearing upon the outer surface of the lid, anotherportion of said spring engaging the hinge lug to* hold the lid in openor closed position, said intermediate portion of the spring beingmounted on the lid for slidable engagement therewith, wherebysubstantially uniformepressure is exerted around the contacting portionsof the lid and journal box when the lid is in closed position,

Y 3. The combination with a journal box having a hinge lug provided withan eye, of a lid for said box having an integral pintle adapted to beinserted within the eye portion of the lug, said pintle being of lessdiameter than the eye portiony of the lug in order to permit the pintleto 'move bodily transversely of the lug, a spring member having'curvedendV portions to rotatably en gage. the hinge lug and havingintermediate `portions slidably secured to the outer surface of the lidand having a looped portion to bear against the hinge lug, wherebysubstantially uniform pressure 1s exerted on the lid to cause it to seattightly against the of the hinge lug, a spring member having curved endportions to be rotatably mounted on the hinge lug, an intermediateportion secured to the outer surface of the lid for slidable movementthereon, Y and a looped port-ion to bear against the hinge lug, saidspring having portions between the curvedend portions and the portionssecured to theY surface of the lid widely spaced from the surface of thelid, whereby when the lid is in open position the curved end portions ofthe spring may be pressed outwardly from the hinge lug of the journalbox so that the lid may be bodily moved laterally through the eye andslots of the hinge lug.

5. The combina-tion with a journal box having a hinge lug provided vwithan eye portion, of a lid for said box having' an '1nt-egral pintleadapted to be inserted in the eye portion of the hinge lug, said pintlebeing of less diameter than the eye portion of the lug, a spring memberrotatably mounted on the hinge lug and having intermediate portionsbearing against the outer surface of the lid and a looped portionbearing against the lug intermediate the ends thereof, whereby the lidis pressed into tight engagementvwith Vthe edges of the journal boxaround its entire line of contact therewith. l

6. The combination with ,a journal box having a hinge lug provided withan eye, of a lid for said box having an integral pintle adapted to beinserted within the eye portion of the lug, .said pintle being of lessdiameter than the eye portion of the lug in order to permit the pintleto move bodily transversely o the lug, and spring means carried by thelid and hinge lug bearing on the hinge lug and the outer surface of thelid for pressing the lid into tight engagement with the edges of thejournal box around its entire line of contact'J therewith when the lidis in closed position sition.

7.y The combination withl a journal boX provided with a hinge lug, of arigid unitary cover structure having. a lid body portion and a pintlespaced from said body portion and straps -extending'from the sides ofthe upper margin of the lid to therpintle, said pintle being pivotallymounted in ,said hinge lug, anda spring member having curved endportions `rotatably mounted upon the ends of the hinge lug andhaving'intermediate portions bearing upon the outer surface of and tohold the lid in themdesired open po- 451 'i the lid, lanotherpportion of`saidspring engaging the hinge lug to `hold the lid in open or closedposition, said intermedia-tek portion oi the spring being mounted on thelid for slidable engagement therewith wherebysubstantiallyA uniformpressure is exerted around the contacting portions of the lid andjournal box when the lid is in closed position.v

` 8. The combination vwith arjournal box` having a hinge lugl providedwith Aan eye portion, of a rigid unitary cover structure having a `lidbody portion and a pintle adapted to be mounted in the eye portion ofthe hinge lug, said pintle being of less diameter-than the eye lportionof the lug vin order to permit the pintle to move bodily transversely ofthe lug, and spring means carried by the lid and hinge lug and rotata-Ably bearing on the periphery of the hinge lug and the outer surface ofthe lid for pressing the lid into tight engagement with the edges of thejournal box around. its'entirev line of contact therewith when the lidisin closed position, and to hold the lidin' the desired open posit-ion,said lug having an outwardly opening slot to permit'mounting of the lidin operative position on the journal box.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature. f

JOSEPH W. BETTENDORF.

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Certiicate of Correction.

Patent No. 1,648,254. Granted November 8, 1927, to JOSEPH 7. BETTENDORF.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specificationof the abovenumbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page l,line 7l, for the Word Winds read wings; and line 80, for the word boyread body; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with thesecorrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the casein the Patent Olce.

Signed and sealed this 6th day of December, A. D. 1927. t

[SEAL] A M. J. MOORE,

Acting ommz'ssz'oner of Patents.

